When Male Characters Pass as Women: Theatrical Play and Social Practice in the Italian Renaissance
This article examines male cross-dressing in Italian Renaissance comedies with a particular emphasis on "Il Ragazzo" by the Venetian writer Lodovico Dolce. Without challenging the traditional readings of cross-dressing plots that view their licentiousness and their reversals of gender and...
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Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
2005
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2005, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 743-760 |
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